Cover for receptacles.



110.728,318. PATBNTED 11,1119, 1903. ,f 1"; 0.1so1111s111011. f I y A00H11 11011 RECEPTACLES.

APPLICATION FILED DEO. 2, 1901. l

N0 MODEL.

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UNITED STATES ratented May 119, 1903.

PATENT OEEICE.

COVER FOR REOEP'TACLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 728,318, dated May 19, 190e. `Application filed December Z. 1901. Serial No. 84,389. (No model.)

vlike those largely used at soda-water fountains for containing crushed fruits. Heretofore such bowls have been provided with covers which are not removable, and considerable difficulty has been experienced in washing and cleaning them, especially to attain the high degree of` cleanliness desired 'for bowls used for this purpose. The same is likewise true of pitchers and other receptacles, and the invention is correspondingly useful in connection therewith.

It is myobject, therefore, to provide a cover for receptacles which canbe easily and quickly removed from the receptacle for cleansing and other purposes and as readily secured in place again on the receptacle for use in the ordinary manner.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown in the accompanying drawings several dierentways of embodying the invention with a bowl,and referring thereto- Figure 1 is a sectional view on the linel 1v of Fig. 4. Fig. 2 is a detailed enlarged sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 4. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the -locking-lever in open position. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of a bowl embodying the invention. Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a pair of lock ing-lugs. Fig. 6 shows the locking-lugs which are slotted to receive the locking-lever. lFig.

7 is a front view showing ythe locking-leverengaging the two lugs. Fig. 8 isa sectional view of a bowl, showingmy invention'ernbodied in a dierent form; Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional view of the locking device shown in Fig. 8. Figs. 10 and' 1l illustrate other forms in which the invention may be embodied. Fig. 12 shows lugs integral with the receptacle.

In the drawings I have illustrated a glass bowl provided with a metal cover ofthe gen- PI'OpOl 1113.111101'.

eral style heretofore referred to as used for containing crushed fruits; but I do'not limit myself to a'bowl of thisv kind or to a glass bowl or metal cover, as it will be yapparent to those skilled in the art that the invention can be embodied with otherbowls or with pitchers, barrels, and other receptacles with equally satisfactory results.

The bowl l5 shown in the drawings is pro Vvided with a bead 16, havingy a metal rim 17 The cover 18 comprises a secured thereon. lid 19, hinged at 20, which can be raisedv and lowered by means of a knob 21. This cover isy made of metal and rests `upon the top of therim, and when the lid-is down the bowl is completely closed to exclude all foreign matter.

The cover is provided with parts arranged to engage fixed parts on the bowl, and this engagement may be effected in such way as to produce an interlocking of theparts sufficient for some purposes; but, generally speaking, I prefer to employ a lpositive locking device for holding the parts interlocked. In Figs. 1 and 2 and elsewherey I have shown lugs 22 on the fixed4 part of the cover to engage with lugs 23 on the bowl, and these lugs may have straight engagingfaces, as indicated by 35 in Figs. 8 and 9, or they may be provided with interlocking engaging faces, as shown in the'fgnres on Sheet 1 of` the drawings, in which the engaging faces of the lugs are inclined longitudinally and beveled relative to each other, so that they will be locked together when engaged in the ment of the lugs affords a tight' joint and fas- `tens the cover on the bowl against aforward movement of the cover, `whichwillbe a suficent fastening for ,some purposes. The

. lugs 23 are shown to berigid with the rim 17 on the bowl, but, as shown in Fig. 10,- it is apparent that lugs 36 may be provided on the cover for engaging with theedge 37 of the rim, or, as shown in Fig. 12, the lugs 22 on the cover may engage lugs 23, formed integral with the bowl. The lugs are preferably made of angular form', as shown :in Figs.' 5 and 6, but the exact shape thereof may be changed.

This interlocking engage-l Ioor To effect engagement of the lugs when provided with straight faces 35., the cover is simply placed upon the bowl with the lugs on the cover in approximate aliuement with those on the bowl, and the cover is then pushed back until the lugs are properly engaged and the cover is in its correct position on the bowl; but to eect engagement of the interlocking lugs, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the cover is placed on the bowl with the lugs on the cover in peripheral alinement with the lugs on the bowl, and then the cover is turned bodily on the bowl until the lugs are properly engaged and interlocked.

l prefer to employ also a positive locking device for holding the lugs interengaged, and this locking device may be of any suitable form. ln Figs. 1, 2, and 3 I have shown a lever 26, pivoted in bearings 27 on the under side of the cover, with its forward end under tension of a spring 27' and arranged to enter slots 2S and 29in one pair of the lugs (marked 23 and 24 in Fig. 6) when these lugs are properly engaged with each other and the slots alined. 'lhe handle 2b" of this lever projects forward in convenient position to be operated when the lid of the cover is raised, so that the locking and unlocking operation can be conveniently accomplished. This lever will elfectually lock the cover in its proper position on the bowl by reason of its engagement with the slots of t/wo interengaged lugs, and it notonly prevents the cover from turning on the bowl, but also acts in conjunction with the beveled engaging faces of the lugs to prevent any forward movement of the cover on the bowl. This result is accomplished because the lever is supported radially on the cover, and the slots in the lugs are cut on radial lines, so that the sides of the lever will engage the walls of the lugs to prevent either a side or forward movement of the cover.

While the lever heretofore described is a desirable means for locking the cover on the bowl after the lugs have been properlyinterlocked, it is apparent that it may also be used with the straight-faced lugs shown in Figs. 8 and 9 and that other means may be employed to accomplish the same result. For example, a spring-catch 30, Figs. 8 and 9, may be fastened to the rim and constructed and arranged to engage a projection 31 at the back of the cover. This projection has an inclined top face 32 and a straight front 33, and the free end of the spring-plate is bent substantially in the form of a hook 34 and constructed to slide easily over the inclined face of the projection and engage the front while the lianges 34' engage the sides thereof in the manner illustrated .in the drawings. When this plate is thus engaged with the projection, it will etfectually prevent the cover from moving forward or sidewise on the bowl, and thus hold the lugs in consta-nt and positive interlocked engagement. Vith a locking device of this construction the engagingv faces of the lugs would preferably be straight, as indicated by 35, and not inclined or beveled,

as heretofore described. The cover is placed upon the bowl and pushed back beneath the spring-plate until the lugs arel iuterlocked and the end and flanges ot' the spring-plate have engaged the front and sides of the projection.

In Fig. 11 I have shown a locking device consisting of a bolt 38, which is controlled by a spring 39, inclosed within a housing 40, the upper end of the bolt being provided with a knob or handle 4l and the lower end of the bolt passing through the cover and entering apertures 42 and 43 in the overlapped parts of the lugs 23 24. This cover is arranged on the bowl in a manner similar to the cover shown in Figs. 3 and 9, the springbolt being withdrawn by lifting the knob or handle 41 until the lugs have been inter-locked and the apertures 42 and 43 brought into register to receive the bolt, which it is apparent will elfectually lock the cover on the bowl.

The invention may be embodied in other forms; but it is not considered necessary to enter into a detailed description thereof.

The invention provides an improved cover for receptacles possessing many advantages over those of the prior art, as it permits the cover to be instantly removed from the receptacle, so that access can be had to all parts thereof for cleaning and other purposes. For this reason it is particularly useful in connection with the fruit-bowls heretofore described and with pitchers and other receptacles of many different kinds.

The construction of the invention is very simple and requires no particular skill or eX- perience for its manipulation, and it can be made inexpensively and does not in any way detract from the appearance of the bowl.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a receptacle, of a removable cover therefor comprising a hinged lid and a Xed part, interengaging parts on the receptacle and fixed part of the cover, said inter-engaging parts being located at the back of the fixed part and within the receptacle, and means for locking the fixed part of the cover to the receptacle when said interengaging parts are engaged to hold the cover in proper position on the receptacle.

2. The combination with a receptacle, of a removable cover therefor,comprising a hinged lid and a fixed part, interengaging parts on the receptacle and fixed part of the cover provided with lockiug-faces to prevent a forward movement of the cover, and locking means to hold said parts in engagment.

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3. The combination with a receptacle, of a removable cover therefor comprising a hinged lid and a fixed part,-lugs on the receptacle, lugs carried by the fixed part of the cover and arranged to engage the lugs on the receptacle, and means for locking the hinged part on the receptacle with the lugs in' positive engagement.

" 4. The combination with a-receptacle, of a removable cover therefor comprising a hinged lid and a fixed part, and lugs onl the ixed part of the cover and on the receptacle provided with inclined andy beveled interengagf ing locking-faces. f

5. The combination with a receptacle, of a removable cover therefor comprising a hinged lid and a fixed part, angular lugs on the fixed partof the cover and on the receptacle provided with interengaging locking-faces, and means forV locking the cover to the receptacle with the lugs in interlocked engagement.

6. The combination with a receptacle,l of a removable cover therefor comprising a hinged lid and a fixed part, lugs on the fixed part of the cover and on the receptacle provided with j `inclined and beveled interengaging lockingfaces, and means for locking the cover to the Ygagement.

receptacle with the 'lugs in interlockeden- 47. The combinationwith a receptacle, of a removable cover therefor comprising a hinged lid and a fixed part, interengaging devices on the fixed part of the cover anden thereceptacle, and a lever for'enagagingand locking said devices in engagement with each other.

8. The combination with a receptacle, of a removable cover therefor, lugs on the cover and receptacle, one pair of said ylugs being providedwith alined slots, and a lever carried by 1 the cover to enter said slots and lock the cover to the receptacle with the'l'ugs in engagement.

9. The combination of a' receptacle, a rim fastened onthe edge thereof, a cover resting n pon the rim and comprising a hinged lid and Y secured on the edge of the receptacle and provided with lugs, a fiat removable/cover arranged =to reston the rim'and comprising a hingedlid and a fixed part, lugs on'the fixed part of the cover to engage the lugs on the rim, and Vmeans for locking the cover to the receptacle with'the lugs in engagement.

FRANK o. soDERsTRoM'.

Witnesses:

WM. O. BELT, HELEN L. PEcK. 

